Assessing Nutrition Status of the Critically Ill Patient

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-ANSCIPT

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify appropriate nutrition screening tools, types of energy expenditure, and phases of critical illness.
Recall the benefits and limitations of using predictive equations and indirect calorimetry in estimating energy needs in critical care.
Determine appropriate nutrition strategies to support patient recovery throughout all metabolic phases of critical illness.

Outline:

Assessing Nutrition Status of the Critically Ill Patient

Section 1: Recognizing and Responding to Nutrition Risk in Critical Care

Why Nutrition Matters in Critical Care

Nutrition Screening

Total Energy Expenditure (TEE)

Energy Expenditure in Critically Ill Patients

Phases of Critical Illness

Meet Allan

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Estimating Energy Needs

Predictive Equations in Estimating Energy Needs

The Importance of Accurate Nutrition in Critical Illness

Penn State Equation

Swinamer Equation

Ireton-Jones 1992 Ventilator-Dependent Equation

Predicting Allan’s Energy Needs

Using Indirect Calorimetry to Assess Energy Needs

Indirect Calorimetry in Critical Care

Understanding Indirect Calorimetry and Its Clinical Value

Obtaining Reliable Results

Best Practices and Clinical Considerations

Ongoing Collaboration and Monitoring

Limitations of Indirect Calorimetry

Allan’s Metabolic Monitoring

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Nutrition Across the Phases of Critical Illness

Matching Energy Needs with Metabolic Changes

Ebb Phase

Flow Phase

Recovery Phase

Allan’s Recovery Phase

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Exam and BrainSparks

Subject Matter Expert: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University. After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina. She completed a Certificate of Training in Weight Management and Advanced Training in Metabolic Adaptations. She also holds the Google Project Management Professional Certification. During her tenure working in direct patient care, she was a certified specialist in oncology nutrition and founded an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment. Meredith has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings in areas of oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nursing Personnel; Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute, Hospitals: Critical Access (CAHs).

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.